JP2592302Y2 - Container lid with measuring cup function - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a squeeze bottle made of thin synthetic resin, which is attached to the mouth and neck of the squeeze bottle. The present invention relates to a container lid provided with a measuring cup function that can perform the measurement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container lid having a measuring cup function has been proposed in order to use a proper amount of detergents and seasonings contained in a container, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-64848. No. 6,086,045. The container lid disclosed in this publication has a plug-like member with a nozzle attached to the mouth and neck of the container body, a cylindrical peripheral wall screwing a lower part to the outer surface of the mouth and neck, and an inner surface of an intermediate portion of the peripheral wall. From a formed bottom wall, a short cylindrical portion formed on the lower surface at the center of the bottom wall and fitted with the upper end of the nozzle, and a measuring member with a lid having a lid plate hinged to the upper end of the cylindrical peripheral wall. Has become. However, the container lid disclosed in the above publication has a configuration in which both the plug-shaped member with nozzle and the weighing member with lid are fitted or screwed into the mouth and neck of the container body, so that the degree of freedom in design is limited. At the same time, there is a problem that the volume of the measuring member with a lid used as a measuring cup is small in spite of its large height.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned facts, and the technical problem thereof is the degree of freedom in designing the mouth and neck of a squeeze bottle and a container lid attached to the mouth and neck. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container lid with a measuring cup function that can increase the number of components and can compactly configure a lid used as a measuring cup.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a container lid mounted on the mouth and neck of a squeeze bottle formed of a thin synthetic resin. A top wall closing the upper end of the portion and having an opening at the center, a fitting portion formed to be suspended from an outer peripheral portion of the top wall and attached to the mouth and neck, and communicating with the opening to the top wall and upward. A first lid body having a cylindrical spout having a male thread on an outer peripheral surface formed to protrude; and a male thread formed on the cylindrical spout of the first lid being screwed. An inner cylindrical portion provided with a female thread, an end wall for closing an upper end of the inner cylindrical portion and closing an open end of the cylindrical pouring portion, and an inner wall formed continuously with a lower end of the inner cylindrical portion; An outer tubular portion extending upwardly at a distance from the tubular portion to form a measuring space between the inner tubular portion and a hinged upper end of the outer tubular portion; It is a second lid, measuring cup functional container with lid made of is provided with a top lid.

[0005]

When the container lid is attached to the mouth and neck of the squeeze bottle, the first lid is screwed into the cylindrical spout of the first lid and integrated with the first lid. After the fitting portion of the second lid is attached to the mouth and neck, or after the first lid is attached to the mouth and neck, the inner cylindrical portion of the second lid is attached to the cylindrical pouring portion of the first lid. Attach by screwing. When the liquid stored in the squeeze bottle is measured and used, the second lid is rotated in the opening direction to remove from the first lid, the upper lid is opened, and the upper lid is gripped with one hand. The squeeze bottle is held with the other hand and the squeeze bottle is tilted and pressed against the peripheral wall of the squeeze bottle, and the stored liquid is injected into the weighing space from the opening of the cylindrical pouring portion.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container lid having a measuring cup function according to the present invention;

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a container lid with a measuring cup function constructed according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a top view of a second lid constituting the container lid with a measuring cup function of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an opened state, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an opened state of an upper cover of a second lid constituting the container lid with a measuring cup function of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the container lid is attached to the mouth and neck of the squeeze bottle, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the squeeze bottle equipped with the container lid with the measuring cup function of FIG. The container lid with a measuring cup in the present embodiment includes a first lid 2 and a second lid 4. The first lid 2 closes the upper end of the mouth and neck 60 of the squeeze bottle 6 and has a top wall 2 having an opening 202 at the center.
0, a fitting portion 22 that hangs from the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion of the top wall 20 along the mouth and neck 60, and communicates with an opening 202 provided in the top wall 20 and protrudes upward from the upper surface of the top wall 20. And a cylindrical pouring section 24 formed by the above-mentioned method. The fitting part 2
2 is a cylindrical seal portion 222 formed on the lower surface of the top wall 20 and hanging down along the inner peripheral surface of the mouth-neck portion 60;
And an engagement cylinder portion 224 that hangs down from the periphery of the container 0 along the outer peripheral surface of the container mouth neck portion 60, and is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth neck portion 60 on the inner peripheral surface of the engagement cylinder portion 224. An annular engaging portion 226 that engages with the annular engaging convex portion 62 is formed.
A ratchet 228 that engages with a locking claw 64 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth and neck portion 60 and regulates rotation of the first lid 2 in the opening direction is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the engaging cylindrical portion 224. Is provided. The cylindrical pouring portion 24 has a relatively large hole 242 corresponding to the opening 202 formed in the top wall 20, a small diameter hole 244 formed in communication with the hole 242,
A hole 246 having a relatively large diameter is formed in communication with the hole 244 and has an open upper end, and a male thread 248 is formed on a central outer peripheral surface thereof. The main body 66 of the squeeze bottle 6 is formed to be thin in relation to the provision of the elongated hole 244 having a small diameter in the cylindrical pouring portion 24, and the stored liquid is pressurized by pressing the outer peripheral surface of the main body 66. And the stored liquid is pushed out through the opening 202, the hole 242, the hole 244, and the hole 246. Since the container to which the container lid according to the present invention is attached is a squeeze bottle, the holes 242, 246 and the holes 244 formed in the cylindrical pouring portion 24 may have a small diameter. Since the diameter of the tube 24 can be reduced, a relatively large space can be secured around the cylindrical pouring section 24. The first lid 2 configured as described above is integrally formed by injection molding a synthetic resin such as polyethylene.

Next, the second lid 4 will be described. The second lid 4 has an inner cylindrical portion 42 fitted to the cylindrical pouring portion 24 of the first lid 2, and is formed integrally with the inner cylindrical portion 42 to close an upper end thereof, An end wall 44 for closing the open end of the shape injection portion 24, a bottom wall 46 formed continuously with the lower end of the inner cylindrical portion 42, and the inner cylindrical portion 42 formed continuously with the bottom wall 46. An outer cylindrical portion 4 extending upward with an interval and forming a measuring space 40 between the inner cylindrical portion and the outer cylindrical portion 4
8 and an upper lid 49 connected to the upper end of the outer cylindrical portion 48 by a hinge 47 so as to be openable and closable. The inner cylindrical portion 42 has a female screw 422 on a central inner peripheral surface that is screwed with a male screw 248 formed in the cylindrical pouring portion 24. The end wall 44 is provided with a stopper 442 projecting from the lower surface thereof and closing an opening end of a hole 246 formed in the tubular pouring portion 24, and a locking projection 444 on the upper surface thereof. Is formed. The outer tubular portion 48
Is formed on a plane 482 on the side opposite to the hinge 47, and the peripheral edge facing when the upper lid 49 is closed is formed on the plane 482.
And projecting a finger on the protruding peripheral portion,
Are configured to be easily opened. In the center of the upper lid 49,
An engaging hole 492 is formed to engage with a locking projection 444 formed on the end face wall 44. The locking that holds the upper lid 49 in a closed state by the engaging hole 492 and the locking projection 444. Means. The hinge 47
Is constituted by a well-known three-point support type snap type hinge. The second lid 4 configured as described above is integrally formed by injection molding a synthetic resin such as polypropylene. The second lid 4
Is preferably formed of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin so that the amount of liquid injected into the metering space 40 can be seen from the outside.

The container lid with the measuring cup function according to the present embodiment is configured as described above. To mount the container lid on the mouth and neck 60 of the squeeze bottle, as shown in FIG.
With the second lid 4 attached, the fitting portion 22 of the first lid 2 is fitted on the upper end of the mouth and neck 60 and pressed from above.
As a result, the annular engaging portion 226 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the engaging cylindrical portion 224 elastically deforms and rides over the annular engaging convex portion 62 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth and neck portion 60, and both portions are illustrated. And the ratchet 228 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the engaging cylindrical portion 224 engages with the locking claw 64 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth and neck portion 60 to engage the first lid. 2 is restricted in the opening direction. In this state, the top wall 2 of the first lid 2 is
0 is pressed against the upper end of the mouth-neck portion 60, the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical seal portion 222 is tightly sealed to the inner peripheral surface of the mouth-neck portion 60, and the cylindrical injection portion of the first lid 2 is sealed. The opening end of the protrusion 24 is formed by a stopper 44 formed on an end face wall 44 of the second lid 4.
2 and the hermetically sealed state is reliably maintained. The squeeze bottle is attached to the mouth and neck 60 by fitting the fitting portion 22 of the first lid 2 to the mouth and neck 60,
The cover 4 may be screwed and mounted on the cylindrical pouring portion 24 of the first cover 2.

Next, when the softener such as the detergent contained in the squeeze bottle 6 is measured and used, the second lid 4 is used.
Is pivoted in the opening direction to remove it from the first lid 2, and the upper lid 49 of the second lid 4 is pivotally opened upward with the hinge 47 as a fulcrum, and the state shown in FIG. Using the upper lid 49 thus rotated as a handle, the upper lid 4 is held with one hand.
The squeeze bottle 6 is held by holding the squeeze bottle 6 with the other hand, tilting the squeeze bottle 6 with the other hand so that the upper end of the cylindrical pouring section 24 faces the measuring space 40, and pressing the outer peripheral surface of the squeeze bottle main body 66. A softener such as a stored detergent can be easily injected into the measuring space 40. When a predetermined amount of the softening agent is injected into the measuring space 40, if the force pressing the outer peripheral surface of the squeeze bottle main body 66 is released, the softening agent existing in the cylindrical pouring section 24 is sucked back, and Sagging is reliably prevented.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing another embodiment of the container lid having a measuring cup function according to the present invention. The same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted. I do. The container lid with the measuring cup function of the present embodiment is provided with an annular locking convex portion 426 on the outer peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the inner cylindrical portion 42 constituting the second lid body 4, and the locking convex portion on the lower surface of the upper lid 49. Part 42
By forming an engaging projection 496 that engages with the upper cover 6, locking means for holding the upper lid 49 in a closed state is configured. According to this embodiment, the upper cover 4 is provided as in the above embodiment.
Since no holes are provided in 6, the intrusion of dust into the measuring space 40 can be reliably prevented. The engaging portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the inner cylindrical portion 42 constituting the second lid 4 may be a concave portion.

[0012]

The container lid with the measuring cup function according to the present invention comprises a first lid attached to the mouth and neck of the squeeze bottle and a second lid attached to the first lid. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the mouth and neck of the squeeze bottle and the first and second lids attached to the mouth and neck can be increased. Further, since the second lid is mounted on the first lid, it can be configured compact. Furthermore, to attach to the mouth and neck of the squeeze bottle,
The hole formed in the cylindrical spout of the first lid attached to the mouth and neck may have a small diameter, and the diameter of the cylindrical spout can be reduced. A wide space can be secured. Therefore, a measuring space formed by the inner cylindrical portion fitted to the cylindrical pouring portion and the outer cylindrical portion formed continuously with the lower end of the inner cylindrical portion and extending upward with an interval from the inner cylindrical portion. Can have a relatively large volume.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a container lid with a measuring cup function configured according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a second view of the container lid with the measuring cup function of FIG. 1;
The top view which shows the state which opened the upper lid of the lid body of FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the container lid having the measuring cup function of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where an upper cover of the cover body is opened.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which the container lid with the measuring cup function of FIG. 1 is attached to the mouth and neck of the squeeze bottle.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the squeeze bottle equipped with the container lid with the measuring cup function of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the container lid with the measuring cup function according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2: First lid 4: Second lid 6: Squeeze bottle device 20: Top wall 22: Fitting part 24: Cylindrical pouring part 40: Measuring space 42: Inner cylindrical part 44: End wall 46: Bottom wall 47: Hinge 48: Outer cylindrical part 49: Upper lid 426: Locking projection 444: Locking projection 492: Engagement hole 496: Engagement projection

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A container lid attached to the mouth and neck of a squeeze bottle formed of a thin synthetic resin, wherein a top wall closing an upper end of the mouth and neck and having an opening at a center, and an outer periphery of the top wall A fitting part which is formed hanging down from the part and is attached to the mouth and neck, and a cylindrical pouring part which is formed in the top wall and communicates with the opening and protrudes upward and has a male thread on the outer peripheral surface. First
A lid body, an inner cylinder part provided with a female screw thread to be screwed with a male screw thread formed in the cylindrical spout of the first lid body, and an upper end of the inner cylinder part which is closed and the cylinder An end wall closing the open end of the shape pouring portion, and a metering space formed between the inner cylindrical portion, which is formed continuously with the lower end of the inner cylindrical portion, extends upward at an interval from the inner cylindrical portion, and extends upward. And a second lid having an upper lid hinged to the upper end of the outer cylindrical part, and a container lid with a measuring cup function. 2. The container lid with a measuring cup function according to claim 1, wherein a locking means for holding the upper lid in a closed state is provided at an upper end portion of the inner cylindrical portion and the upper lid. 3. The locking means includes a locking projection formed to protrude upward from the end face wall for closing an upper end of the inner cylindrical portion, and a locking projection formed on the upper lid and engaged with the locking projection. The container lid with a measuring cup function according to claim 2, comprising a mating hole. 4. The locking means is engaged with a locking recess or protrusion formed on an outer peripheral surface of an upper end portion of the inner cylindrical portion, and is engaged with the locking recess or protrusion formed on a back surface of the upper lid. The container lid with a measuring cup function according to claim 2, comprising an engaging projection.